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Ebola Outbreak In Uganda: A Real Test Of Pandemic Readiness
The World Health Organization has kicked off a vaccine trial in response to the latest Ebola outbreak in Kampala, Uganda. This is the first Ebola outbreak in the country since 2022, when cases emerged in the Mubende District. While both outbreaks involve the same virus species—Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV)—genetic analysis confirms they’re not connected.
US CDC sends health alert on Uganda's Ebola outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday warned doctors and other healthcare workers about an outbreak of Ebola cases in Uganda. The agency said although no cases have been reported in the U.
CDC issues advisory on Ebola outbreak in Uganda
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Feb. 6 released an advisory about an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda caused by the Sudan virus disease.
Ugandan health authorities are set to begin an Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse
Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, Kampala.
Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola in capital Kampala, one dead
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Travelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola.
US Officials Advise Travelers to Be Careful in Uganda Because of Ebola
U.S. health officials are telling Americans to take precautions if they travel to Uganda because of an Ebola outbreak
CDC advises travelers to be on alert due to Ebola outbreak in Uganda
U.S. health officials advise Americans traveling to Uganda to take enhanced precautions due to an Ebola outbreak
As Trump ends USAID missions, officials fear Ebola outbreak in Uganda may spread
More than a dozen Americans in Uganda are also among those so far known to have been exposed to Sudan virus, the type of ...
Uganda starts clinical trial of vaccine for Sudan strain of Ebola amid new outbreak
Uganda has begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola following an outbreak that has killed one ...
Uganda begins Ebola vaccine trial after new outbreak kills a nurse and infects 2 other people
Ugandan authorities have begun a clinical trial of a vaccine against the Sudan strain of Ebola that has killed one person in ...
Ebola kills nurse in Uganda's capital Kampala, first death from virus since last outbreak ended in 2023
Kampala, Uganda — A nurse in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has died of Ebola, a health official said Thursday, in the first ...
Ebola outbreak reported in African country — here’s what you need to know
An Ebola outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Experts share concerns about the highly ...
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WHO says 6 contacts of Ugandan Ebola patient are ill, vaccination efforts could begin Sunday
There are two licensed Ebola vaccines, but they protect against Ebola Zaire viruses. The Ugandan outbreak involves a different species of the virus, Ebola Sudan. The IAVI vaccine is made ...
Ebola explained: Symptoms, treatment and vaccines
Ebola is rare, deadly and has multiple variations. There is a vaccine for the Zaire type, now trials for another are underway ...
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Scientists make major breakthrough that may curb the threat of Ebola: 'Information we should have'
"If we don't know what the wildlife host is, we can't know how, where or when that will be." Scientists make major ...